Combination greeting card

Abstract

The present invention discloses a greeting card having at least two surfaces and at least three edges, the greeting card comprising an intrinsically valuable base material comprising titanium or a titanium alloy and one or more gemstones embedded on one or more of the surfaces or edges; wherein the greeting card has a thickness of between about 1.0 mm and about 1.5 mm, a first dimension between about 70 mm and about 90 mm, and a second dimension between about 50 mm and about 60 mm; and further wherein the greeting card depicts one or more of a letter, number, symbol, artistic design, image, or message.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A greeting card comprising:
 a base material comprising titanium, a titanium alloy, aluminum, brass, chromium, iron, manganese, molybdenum, steel, tungsten, vanadium, silver, gold, platinum, foils of the foregoing, or combinations thereof and defining a first major surface and one or more sides of the greeting card; 
 a second major surface opposite the first major surface and spaced therefrom by one or more sides, thereby defining a housing having an interior void; 
 a display screen defining part of either the first major surface or the second major surface and configured to display text, images, or combinations thereof; 
 a wireless data receiver located within the interior void in electrical communication with the display screen; 
 a power source located within the interior void and in electrical communication with the display screen and the wireless data receiver; 
 wherein the wireless data receiver is configured to:
 receive a first communication from an external electronic device, wherein the first communication includes information describing an initial message to be displayed on the display screen; and 
 receive, subsequent in time to receipt of the initial message, a second real time communication from the same external electronic device or a different external electronic device, wherein the second communication includes information describing a second message; 
 
 a non-transitory memory storage device having pre-loaded executable instructions to display the first communication on the display screen, to change or modify the initial message based on the second real-time communication, and to display the second message on the display screen; and 
 one or more gemstones each set in one of the one or more sides with an upper surface of each gemstone generally flush with the one or more sides and with an opposing end of the one or more gemstones positioned inward within the interior void. 
 
     
     
       2. The greeting card of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more of an antenna, speaker, headphone jack, microphone, solar cell, fingerprint sensor, LED light/flashlight, laser, and camera lens. 
     
     
       3. The greeting card of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless data receiver comprises a Bluetooth adapter or dongle, and the Bluetooth adapter or dongle comprises Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology. 
     
     
       4. The greeting card of  claim 1 , wherein the power source is a rechargeable battery and the greeting card further comprising a charging port or inductive charger for the power source. 
     
     
       5. The greeting card of  claim 1 , wherein the base material is surface-coated. 
     
     
       6. The greeting card of  claim 5 , wherein the surface coating is one of PVD, silver, gold, platinum, or titanium foil. 
     
     
       7. The greeting card of  claim 1 , wherein the greeting card is a single, non-foldable flat sheet and has an overall geometric shape resembling a rectangle. 
     
     
       8. The greeting card of  claim 7 , wherein the greeting card has a thickness in a range of 1.2 mm to 5 mm. 
     
     
       9. The greeting card of  claim 7 , wherein the greeting card has a thickness in a range of 1.2 mm to 3.5 mm. 
     
     
       10. The greeting card of  claim 7 , wherein the greeting card has a length and a width smaller than a credit card. 
     
     
       11. The greeting card of  claim 8 , further comprising a protruding tab extending from a first end of the greeting card and defining a portion of a side of the one or more sides. 
     
     
       12. The greeting card of  claim 11 , wherein the protruding tab defines an aperture configured to attach the card to another object. 
     
     
       13. The greeting card of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless data receiver is selected from the group consisting of a Wi-Fi dongle, a text message receiver, a cellular data receiver, a Bluetooth adapter/dongle, a near field communication (NFC) device, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag/chip, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
       14. The greeting card of  claim 1 , comprising an activation button in either the first or second major surface and in electrical operative communication with the power source. 
     
     
       15. The greeting card of  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of the one or more gemstones in the first major surface and in the one or more sides. 
     
     
       16. The greeting card of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of the one or more gemstones are in a pre-determined pattern in the first major surface that creates an indicia of a message alone or in combination with an engraving. 
     
     
       17. The greeting card of  claim 16 , wherein the indicia of a message is selected from words, images, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
       18. The greeting card of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless data receiver is configured to communication with an app operating on the external electronic device. 
     
     
       19. A greeting card comprising:
 a base material comprising a metal or metal alloy that defines a first major surface and one or more sides of the greeting card, wherein the greeting card is dimensioned similar to or smaller than a credit card or a luggage tag and has a thickness in a range of 1.2 mm to 5 mm; 
 a second major surface opposite the first major surface and spaced therefrom by the one or more sides, thereby defining an interior housing; 
 one or a plurality of gemstones fixedly set in one of the one or more sides in direct contact with the metal or metal alloy with an upper surface of each gemstone generally flush with one of the one or more sides of the greeting card and with an opposing end of each gemstone positioned inward within the interior housing; 
 a display screen defining part of in-either the first major surface or the second major surface and configured to display text, images, or combinations thereof; 
 a wireless data receiver located within the interior housing in electrical communication with the display screen; 
 a power source located within the interior housing and in electrical communication with the display screen and the wireless data receiver; 
 wherein the wireless data receiver is configured to:
 receive a first communication from an external electronic device, wherein the first communication includes information describing an initial message to be displayed on the display screen; and 
 receive, subsequent in time to receipt of the initial message, a second real-time communication from the same external electronic device or a different external electronic device, wherein the second communication includes information describing a second message; 
 a non-transitory memory storage device having pre-loaded executable instructions to display the first communication on the display screen, to change or modify the initial message based on the second real-time communication; and 
 display the second message on the display screen. 
 
 
     
     
       20. The greeting card of  claim 19 , wherein the wireless data receiver is selected from the group consisting of a Wi-Fi dongle, a text message receiver, a cellular data receiver, a Bluetooth adapter/dongle, a near field communication (NFC) device, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag/chip, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
       21. The greeting card of  claim 20 , wherein the wireless data receiver comprises a Bluetooth adapter or dongle, and the Bluetooth adapter or dongle comprises Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology. 
     
     
       22. The greeting card of  claim 20 , wherein the power source is a rechargeable battery and the greeting card further comprising a charging port or inductive charger for the power source. 
     
     
       23. The greeting card of  claim 19 , comprising an engraving in the first major surface; wherein the one or the plurality of gemstones and the engraving create an indicia of a message. 
     
     
       24. The greeting card of  claim 19 , wherein the greeting card is a non-foldable flat sheet. 
     
     
       25. The greeting card of  claim 19 , further comprising one or more of a speaker, a headphone jack, and an activation button; wherein the first message and the second message comprises text, images, sound, or combinations thereof.